Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett genombrott

breakthrough

Meaning

breakthrough

In Swedish: definitivt framträdande av något nytt

Forms

Forms of genombrott
Singular, indefiniteett genombrott
Singular, definitegenombrottet
Plural, indefinitegenombrott
Plural, definitegenombrotten

genombrott is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort genombrott, det stora genombrottet. Check another noun

Practise genombrott

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genombrott in a sentence

  • få sitt genombrott
    make one's breakthrough

Words built with genombrott

  • genombrottsfilm breakthrough film

Questions

What does genombrott mean in English?

genombrott means “breakthrough”.

Is it en genombrott or ett genombrott?

It is ett genombrott, and “the breakthrough” is genombrottet.

What is the plural of genombrott?

genombrott doesn't change in the plural: ett genombrott, två genombrott (definite: genombrotten).

Origin

genom (“through”) + brott (“break”)

Nearby common words

genombrott is number 4,568 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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